Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHOD: Patients were diagnosed at the first appointment according to menstrual cycle over the past year: Amenorrhea (AM), Oligo- amenorrhea (OL-AM), OL, Taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT). All patients were prescribed an individualised, global homeopathic treatment. The main outcomes were: time to resumption of periods, change of clinical diagnosis at the end of follow-up or after 2 years. The secondary outcomes were: menstrual regularity at the end of follow-up, compared to pre-treatment frequency; flow characteristics; clinical course of acute and chronic concomitant symptoms. RESULTS: 18 consecutive cases of secondary amenorrhea (SA) and oligomenorrhea (OL) met the entry criteria. 8 women had SA, 2 were on HRT, 6 had OL-AM and 2 had OL. The average duration of considered follow-up was 21 months. The average time before the reappearance of menstruation was 58 days (s.d. 20) in the 8 women with SA at the time of the first appointment, for all cases 46 days (s.d. 42). Change of clinical diagnosis: 50% of women, who were diagnosed AM, recovered their ovulatory cycle (OV), whereas 12.5% remained amenorrheic; 33.3% of patients, who were initially OL-AM, showed an OV; 100% of oligomenorrheic and HRT patients recovered an OV. The average frequency of spontaneous cycles per year changes from 4.32 (s.d. 1.97) pre-treatment to 9.6 cycles per year at the end (s.d. 2.92). Four detailed case histories are reported.
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Authors | P Cardigno |
Journal | Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
(Homeopathy)
Vol. 98
Issue 2
Pg. 97-106
(Apr 2009)
ISSN: 1476-4245 [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 19358963
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Amenorrhea
(therapy)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Homeopathy
(methods)
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Humans
- Menstruation Disturbances
(therapy)
- Middle Aged
- Oligomenorrhea
(therapy)
- Treatment Outcome
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